Rail-joint.



'PATENTED APR. 17, 1906 R. ROMINE. RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 6, 1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT @EETGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 17, 1906.

A li ation fil d July 6,1905. Serial No. 268,438.

To (L214 w/wm/ it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND RoMINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Valdo, in the county ofPutnam and State of Vest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in railjoints, and has for its object to produce a device of this character which will effectively prevent vertical, lateral, and longitudinal movement of the rail ends.

A further object is to construct a rail-joint which will accomplish the above result without the use of bolts or other similar fastenings and in which the various parts will not work loose under long and hard usage.

To this end it consists, essentially, of a chair member, one wing of which is made integral with the base, while the opposite wing slides in a longitudinal groove and has an interlocking connection therewith.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail-joint embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a trans verse sectional view through the joint. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the various parts. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the notch at the end of the longitudinal groove in the base-plate.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The numerals l designate the abutting rail ends, the webs of which are provided with openings 2. The chair member comprises a base-plate 3, having a wing 4 made integral on one side thereof. The wing 4 is adapted to embrace one side of the rail and is so formed as to fit against the web, base, and lower side of the head thereof. Lugs or projections 5 are located upon the wing 4 and are adapted to pass through the before-mentioned openings 2 in the web of the rails in I order to prevent any longitudinal movement thereof. The base 3 is provided with a longitudinal groove 6, which is preferably dovetail in cross-section and which is located adj acent the base of the rails. The base of the I looking member 7 is adapted to slide in the i dovetail slot 6, which is preferably formed I so that it tapers toward one end. This enables the locking member 7 to be held tightly in position, after which a spike can be driven at one end thereof in order to prevent it from working loose. One side of the locking member 7 embraces the opposite side of the rails to the wing 4 and is so shaped as to fit against the web, base, and lower side of the head of the rails and to form a secure support therefor. It will be observed that the longitudinal recess 8 on the side of the locking member 7 is approximately V-shaped in form and that one side of it embraces the base of the rails, While the opposite side engages with the dovetail slot 6 in the base-plate 1. This produces a very strong construction, which will absolutely prevent any vertical movement of the rail ends relative to each other. Flanges 9 are provided at each side of the base-plate 1 and are notched at 10 for the reception of spikes. N otches 1 1 are also provided on each end of the dovetail slot 6 for the reception of spikes to hold the locking member 7 securely in position.

It will be obvious that should it be found desirable any suitable number of lugs or projections 5 may be employed to prevent longitudinal movement of the rails.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that I have invented a rail-joint which is very simple and durable in construction and which will effectively prevent the jolting which is incident to the passing of car-wheels over abutting rail ends.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In a rail-joint the combination of the abutting rail ends, a base-plate having an abutment made integral therewith which is adapted to embrace one side of the rails, said abutment having a longitudinal groove on the outer face thereof which engages with the spikes, and said base-plate being provided With a longitudinal dovetail groove located are engaged by notches placed at each end of adjacent the base of the rails, and a locking the longitudinal groove. [0 member sliding in and having an interlocking In testimony whereof I afliX my signature connection with said groove, said locking in presence of tWo Witnesses.

5 member being adapted to embrace the oppo- RAYMOND ROMINE. [L. s.]

site side of the rails to the before-mentioned Witnesses: abutment, and also being adapted to be M. F. REGE,

locked into position by means of spikes Which SOLON REOE. 

